IRRELEVANT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

irrelevant

adjective

i-ˈre-lə-vənt

Definition of irrelevant

as in meaningless

not having anything to do with the matter at hand irrelevant questions that merely disrupted the classroom lesson

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Relevance

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Recent Examples of irrelevant Adelaide had no intention of providing yet more entertainment for irrelevant people. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 Awesome responsibility Reverence might seem irrelevant to modern politics. — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Ovitz, meanwhile, asked to be excused from further questioning on the grounds that Ormond’s lawyers were trying to harass him with irrelevant questions. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 But three judges added a concurrence that could make the whole thing irrelevant — and finally clear the way for Presnell’s sentence to be carried out. — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irrelevant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrelevant

Adjective

Advertisement That does not make the markets emerging around lionfish, green crab, ta’ape, and carp meaningless.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Quantum Systems That doesn't make the flight of the Apex Recordhunter a meaningless milestone.

— David Szondy October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of meaningless

Adjective

How Davis, Lee, and others convinced themselves of their cause, although instructive to the working of the human mind, is immaterial to the facts of American history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
FedEx, meanwhile, doesn’t list Amazon as a key customer in its annual report, suggesting its revenue contribution is immaterial.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of immaterial

Adjective

But Dwyer suggests that, in practice, the medical model is often simply inapplicable to people with high support needs.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of inapplicable

Adjective

In some instances a victim’s extraneous activity has made a prosecutor’s task more difficult.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
McAuliffe, now a breast cancer surgeon and clinical investigator at Emory University, said that surgeons encounter a lot of extraneous information in the electronic health record — but the nudge was simple.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of extraneous

Adjective

Throw in most sideline reporting and coach interviews, completely useless.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Simply put, the satellite connection would allow Russian operators to steer drones and missiles directly, rendering useless the electronic-warfare network Ukraine has built across the country to jam them.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of useless

Adjective

Parental Controls for Shared Devices Parents can restrict access to adult and inappropriate content, which helps when kids use the same phones, tablets, or laptops.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Val Chmerkovskiy has been suspended from Dancing with the Stars for one week after making an inappropriate comment toward one of the judges last week.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of inappropriate

Adjective

Created under O’Hare’s leadership, the decorum policy prohibits personal attacks, impertinent, profane, obscene, or slanderous remarks as well as threatening, disruptive or unruly behavior.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Some Percy Jackson fans are acting quite impertinent.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of impertinent

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